Maybe it's futile to attach grades and evaluations to teams only days after the NFL draft when it could be years before we really know how well or badly the players are going to perform or fit a system.

Then again, it can't be any worse than sweating over mock drafts only to see Seattle coach Pete Carroll pick up a phone and blow them to smithereens.

So The Heat Index passes these evaluations along with a warning: Don't take this stuff too seriously.

It sort of reminds us of those performance reviews you get from the boss, where everything sounds dandy until he or she gets to the part about the raise.

Chris Burke, writing for Sports Illustrated's website, SI.com, gave the Cardinals a B and notes that "not having a second-round pick hurt the final product." He calls Massie a steal.

So that's two counts of burglary so far.

ESPN's draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. gave the Cardinals a B-minus, calling Massie "one of the better values of the draft at No.112 overall."

However, he says the Cardinals drafted "no help in the pass rush or at outside linebacker. I also thought they could use a safety."

Actually, Mel, they drafted Presbyterian's Justin Bethel as a free safety, so we're giving you an F for failing to study.

Somebody at fantasy site Rotoworld.com gave the Cardinals a B and noted that the Cardinals "went with value at No.13 (Floyd) rather than reach for a greater need such as offensive line."

Rob Rang of CBSsports.com graded only three teams, the Eagles, Giants and Buccaneers, above the Cardinals in the NFC, giving them a B-plus.

"This draft won't get the buzz of some of the others, but I liked it," he wrote.

Jason Cole at Yahoo! Sports didn't hand out grades. Rather, he identified draft-day winners and losers and pointed to Massie as a loser because he was projected as a player who "could possibly go in the first round after he worked diligently with former Pro Bowl offensive lineman LeCharles Bentley."

He goes on to say that Massie could end up as Arizona's starting right tackle by the end of camp.

We'd say that would make Massie and the Cardinals winners.

Cole might have been better to pick somebody once projected as a possible first-round pick who fell completely out of the draft.

Say, for instance, Arizona State's Vontaze Burfict, who provided the quote of the weekend upon signing as a free agent with the Cincinnati Bengals, telling ASU's student publication, the State Press, that "the Bengals got a steal in the draft because nobody drafted me."

Speaking of steals...

It didn't take long for new Northern Arizona men's basketball coach Jack Murphy to make an impact in Flagstaff.

Scout.com reports former Tempe McClintock High star Cameron Forte is transferring from Texas Tech to NAU.

Forte averaged a state-best 36.2 points a game as a senior at McClintock and scored a 4A-record 60 points in a game against San Tan Valley Combs.

A former Lute Olson aide at Arizona and an NBA scout, Murphy most recently served as an assistant to Memphis coach Josh Pastner, who told our Paola Boivin, "He will get players and win."

So far so good.

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May 11-13: Mini-camp for rookies. May 22-24: Voluntary organized team activities (veterans and rookies). May 29-31: Voluntary organized team activities (veterans and rookies). June 4-7: Voluntary organized team activities (veterans and rookies). June 12-14: Mini-camp for veterans and rookies. Late July: Training camps open. Sun., Aug. 5: Hall of Fame Game, Cardinals vs. Saints, 5 p.m.Fri., Aug. 10: Cardinals at Chiefs, 5 p.m.Fri., Aug. 17: Cardinals vs. Raiders, 7 p.m.Thur., Aug. 23: Cardinals at Titans, 5 p.m.Thur., Aug. 30: Cardinals vs. Broncos, 8 p.m.**Note on the start time vs. Denver: By rule, moving the game to Wednesday was not an option since the Broncos are already scheduled to play the previous Sunday. In addition, the late start time is to avoid conflicting with network TV coverage of the Republican National Convention's final night and the nominee's acceptance speech.